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pastameshugana

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  1. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2022

    In our home, Pho would definitely be one of our most-craved meals. Sadly it's hard to find here (Johannesburg, South Africa). However, we have found some delightful Chinese Hot Pot at a few tiny places that we have developed a real love for, so it 'sort-of' scratches the itch.
  2. pastameshugana

    Pasta Shapes

    Can someone identify this pasta shape? This is from one of my favorite food YouTubers (sounds like a modern root vegetable). Mikey Chen AKA Strictly Dumpling. Normally his food tours trend toward Asian street food, but he's posted several videos recently from Italy. This shape looks fun: Also, as a side note, this topic makes me a little sad, because it's one of the ones started by Fat Guy that still lives on. It was 15 years ago, living in India, when I bought his book and got hooked on eGullet. It was such a joy to follow him, as he'd talk about walking around to 'build up a calorie deficit' before a big meal. I still use that excuse! Sorry for the topic swerve.
  3. This looks astoundingly delicious. I don't often eat breakfast, but I would eat THAT for sure. Blueberries and waffles are one of those magical combos. What kind of batter did you use for your 'plaid pancakes'?
  4. pastameshugana

    Lunch 2022

    Lol. When you're driving 7 hours round trip for a sauce, it had certainly better NOT be less than a gallon!
  5. This looks interesting to me. I've never had sturgeon (that I'm aware of), how would you describe it (flavor/texture/etc)? It looks like an oily fish, or is that an illusion in the photo?
  6. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2022

    Amen on the least flavorful bit. You can get chicken feet many places on the street here (Soweto, South Africa), usually at night. Just cooked over coals. My wife jokes that it's the perfect snack because the toothpick is built in. For all of our years since we lived in India we've preferred and bought leg/thigh, far tastier than the breast!
  7. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2022

    This sounds (and looks) very nice! And in my book, I think you've nailed the 'topping to rice' ratio perfectly!
  8. This looks and sounds positively fantastic.
  9. Repeat after me: "There is no such thing as too much butter!" In my home it's become somewhat of a joke, they will state butter amounts using *me* as the measure: "That looks like a 'dad' amount of butter" or "Use as much butter as dad would use."
  10. Enjoy! It's been too long since we've been back.
  11. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2022

    A stunning looking dish, the eggs look absolutely perfect! And the dishes and tablecloth are beautiful as well!
  12. Beauty, thank you! Cyrildene hadn't come across my radar yet - we've been exploring different options in Rivonia and had a few good meals there.
  13. Thanks for the greetings - it's good to be back around even if I'm not able to be too regular. We are Americans, but are now living in Johannesburg, South Africa, we are working with a ministry based in Soweto.
  14. Throughout my FoodGullet lifetime, life has taken me all over. For a while we lived in India, then back to the US in a few different cities, now living in Johannesburg, South Africa. I'm looking for dining recommendations in any city, primarily Jo'burg and Durban. Or trustworthy food-bloggers, food critics, local food guides. Having a serious craving for authentic Chinese and have been eating my way through dozens of 'close but no cigar' options. Does anyone have any recommendations?
  15. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2021

    That is a fantastically good looking egg. The rest of the meal looks great as well.
  16. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2020

    Ridiculously good looking meal.
  17. pastameshugana

    Lunch 2020

    What kind of a monster buys NYC pizza, then only shows a picture of the box, without a picture of the pie?
  18. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2020

    That looks wonderful. What kind of apple do you recommend with gruyere?
  19. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2020

    I didn’t get pics of the food, but son #2’s girlfriend told us she wanted to cook for us a couple of days ago. She and he went shopping and made us a wonderful meal of beef enchiladas (with green Chile of course). Looks like another wedding is in our near future!
  20. Reminds me of the movie "Elf" when he runs in screaming "You did it! You made the world's best cup of coffee!"
  21. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2020

    Tonight Mrs M made her ‘famous in our house at least’ Korean beef. Our second daughter, 10 years old, announced she wanted to make dessert, and decided that cream puffs was the recipe. Not that she’s ever made them before. They turned out remarkably good, filled with Nutella because we didn’t have any cream: And of course she left evidence behind:
  22. pastameshugana

    Dinner 2020

    This sounds like so many conversations with my youngest. As the youngest of 5 he 'always' knows something about every conversation and feels the need to add his input.
  23. I think it would be interesting to compile a separate thread collecting what the word 'barbecue' means regionally. For me, growing up in northern Arizona, barbecue was: The device used for grilling outdoors, the action or grilling, the event you attended at a friends house where you at (usually badly) grilled meats, and a 'style' of cooking that somewhat loosely approximated what others might also call barbecue.
  24. This might be (quoting my favorite comedian) 'The Epitome of Hyperbole'.
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